Vote on Creating Seven District School Directors
A petition prompts a ballot question asking voters to elect future boards from seven equal director districts. Linn County Taxpayers Assn leader Bill Pulda says six of seven directors reside in one city quadrant, prompting the move. Auditor Arthur Williams notes duplicate filings as a safety to satisfy legal requirements.
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Arthur Williams
the Gazette
Bill Pulda
Linn County Property Taxpayers Assalt
Puldasaid
Ben Trickey
Trickey
Sixteenth Avenue
Otto Wiedersberg
Paida
Wiedersberg
Former Banker Fined for Embezzlement Count
Lowell Dean Goodenbour 42 a former vice president of Peoples Bank and Trust Co Waterloo was fined 1000 dollars and given a two year suspended sentence in federal court. He pleaded guilty to embezzling 99 dollars from 1968 to 1970 after being charged with 15 counts.
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Lowell Dean Goodenbour
Peoples Bank and Trust Co
Weterloo
Goodenbour
Municipal Court Finds Joe Shreeves Guilty of Larceny
Joe Shreeves of 624 Ellis Boulevard NW pled guilty in municipal court to larceny. He received a ten day suspended jail sentence after being charged with taking a coin box and coins from Al's Apc station on June 6.
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Joe Shreeves
Ellis Boulevard
Apca
Charges Dropped Against Betty Countryman in Target Shoplift Case
Betty Countryman of 119 Twenty-ninth Street SE had two counts dismissed in municipal court. The May 9 incident at Target on First Avenue SE involved alleged larceny of women's clothing and a contributing to delinquency charge tied to her two minor daughters.
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Betty Countryman
Twenty-ninth Street
Target Store
First Avenue SE
Target
Assault charge against Libbey dismissed in municipal court
Oden Libbey of 180 Park Towne Court NE faced a dismissed assault and battery charge after the complainant waived testimony. The offense stemmed from an alleged assault on Hazel F. Coates on March 28 in municipal court.
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Oden Libbey
Park Towne Court NE
Hazel F. Coates
Innocent Finding In Assault Case For Dorothy Keleison
Dorothy Keleison of 1217 Third NW was found innocent Wednesday in municipal court of assault and battery. She was charged with assaulting Ida A. Witten on April 18.
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Dorothy Keleison
Ida A. Witten
Revised Cedar Rapids school budget at 24 643 250 dollars
A revised tentative budget for the 1972 73 Cedar Rapids school district increases general fund expenditures from 24 362 142 to 24 643 250 dollars, driven by higher enrollment. The board says local property taxes won’t rise and state aid will reimburse per pupil. Trust but justify increases, with final adoption in August. Also approves bills for 1971 72 and notes a 50 000 dollar unexpended balance. Teaching resignations and hires accompany the session.
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Cedar Rapids
Ernest Pence
Otto Wiedersberg
Linn County 1969 1970 census report highlights income and labor
The census shows average family income in Linn County at 10 721 in 1969 versus 9 018 statewide. Per capita income stood at 3 208 with 147 413 residents age five plus in 1970. Labor force participation was 82 percent for men and 46 percent for women. About 50 percent of employed held white collar jobs and 10 percent were government workers.
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Linn
Bureau of the Census
Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Interstate Vehicle Transport
Timothy L. Fields of Minneapolis pled guilty in federal court to interstate transport of a stolen vehicle. He allegedly helped move a stolen car from Chicago to Waterloo on May 24. Bond was set at $1,000.
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Timothy L. Fields
Minneapolis
Fields
Waterloo
Good News and Bad Luck for Iown Conventioneers at New Orleans
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Briles and their daughter in Waterloo travel to a National Association of Retail Grocers convention in New Orleans. Their car is stolen, then recovered damaged. Mrs. Briles wins 255 dollars in attendance prizes and later a 1972 automobile, creating a two-car dilemma. The couple decides to repair the stolen vehicle for the trip home and buy a replacement.
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Albert Briles
Second Street
Howard Grimm
Waterloo
New Orleans
National Assn. of
Grimms
C R Man Faces Indecent Behavior Charge
William E. McNitt, 20, of 1640 Center Point Road NE, was arrested Thursday on indecent behavior charges. He posted a 110 bond and was released. McNitt is accused in connection with an incident Wednesday involving two Cedar Rapids women in northeast Cedar Rapids.
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William E. McNitt
Center Point Road
McNitt
Cedar Rapids
Orlando Man Faces Assault Charge
Michael J. Baer, 24, of Orlando, was arrested Thursday on assault and battery charges. He posted 110 band and was released. Baer is accused of striking Bernard Brooks in the face several times Wednesday at Hawk eye Dawns.
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Florida
Michael J. Baer
Orlando
Baer
Bernard Brooks
Guilty Plea in Federal Case Involving Interstate Vehicle Theft
Peter A Rhodes pled guilty in federal court to interstate transport of a stolen vehicle. He admitted transporting a vehicle on June 19 from Memphis Tennessee to Waterloo. Rhodes was sentenced to four years in prison on the charge.
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Peter A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Memphis
Tenm
Waterloo
Youth Returned To Cedar Rapids To Face Break-In Charge
Gregory Marquis 111 of Chicago was returned to Cedar Rapids to face three breaking and entering counts. He is accused of breaking into John Buscher residence on 72100 avenue NW Sunday, with two guns and other goods reported stolen. His arrest also clears three other northwest Cedar Rapids break-ins. he is held pending arraignment.
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Gregory Marquis
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
John Buscher
Avenue NW
McMahon Opens $21 Million Old River Dam in Australia
Prime Minister William McMahon officially opened the Old River Dam near Kununurra, the nation’s largest man-made water body, a project costing 21 million dollars. An accompanying advertisement line lists a phone number 398-8234 for want ads.
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Kununurra
Australia
William McMahon Friday
Two Accused of Linn County Breakins
James Santee 24 of 214 A avenue NW and Wayne Slaughter 3 of 247 Jacelyn Drive NW were accused of breaking into two rural Linn County homes Thursday night. Items stolen from Elzo Bills rural Center Point home and Gene Anderson rural Toddville were recovered from a car stopped at Midway early Friday. Losses included a television set gun coins about 40 in cash and savings bonds worth 275 plus 167 in cash. The pair are held in the county jail pending arraignment.
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James Santee
Ave’ Enue
Wayne Slaughter
Jacelyn Drive
Linn County
Walter Grant
Elzo Bills
Center Point
Gene Ander
Toddville
Anderson
Man 60 Faces Assault Charge in Linn County Jail
Clyde W. Perrigo, 60, was held in Linn County jail Friday on an assault and battery charge. Formation signed by Earl Fowler of 700 First Avenue NW cites that Perrigo struck Fowler in Greene Square Park Wednesday, breaking his glasses. Perrigo awaited arraignment.
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Clyde W. Perrigo
Linn County
Perrigo
Earl Fowler
First Avenue NW
Glenn Powers
Fowler
Greene Square Park
Perriga
Disturbance charge filed against youth in Cedar Rapids incident
Michael Campbell 19 of 2044 North Town Court NE was arrested on a disturbing the peace charge after an incident at a northeast Cedar Rapids apartment complex swimming pool involving a 12 year old girl. He signed a promise to appear and was released.
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Michael Campbell
North Town Court
Campbell
Cedar Rapids
For Better Health Fitness Not Just for Weekends
Dr S L Andelman urges daily exercise beyond weekends to stay in shape. He advises 10 to 15 minutes daily of walking cycling calisthenics and garden work, warns against relying on housework, and stresses varied routines and planning each day to fit in exercise. He notes age increases benefits of regular activity and cautions against weekend overeating.
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Aeart
Pao Jun
Andelman
the Gazette
Korea
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